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A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc.

Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.

Characterized by annotations; of the nature of annotation.

adrupeds of the order Ungulata, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth (whence the name).

Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by to. Fuller.

Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. -- An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly, adv.

One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also anoura.]

Pertaining to, or caused by, aphthæ; characterized by aphtæ; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever.

Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade. So spake the apostate angel. Milton. A wretched and apostate state. Steele.

ing word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains or characterizes the first. Growth by apposition (Physiol.), a mode of growth characteristic of non vascular tissues, in which nutritive matter from the blood is transformed on the surface of an organ into solid unorganized substance…

Pertaining to, or characterized by, aptotes; uninflected; as, aptotic languages.

Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.

Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.

Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony. Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs harmonic. Foreign Quart. Rev.

A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. -- Ar*kos"ic (#), a.

A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon spices.

Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill. [Archaic] "Artful strains." "Artful terms." Milton.

An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.

Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words. Total changes of party and articulate opinion. Carlyle.

or pertaining to art or to artists; made in the manner of an artist; conformable to art; characterized by art; showing taste or skill. -- Ar*tis"tic*al*ly, adv.